{"id":30827,"date":"2026-08-07T07:36:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T02:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30827"},"modified":"2026-08-07T07:36:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T02:36:26","slug":"house-republican-pumps-1-million-into-re-election-bid-despite-growing-gop-calls-to-drop-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30827","title":{"rendered":"House Republican Pumps $1 Million Into Re-Election Bid Despite Growing GOP Calls to Drop Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5470794\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5470794\" class=\"wp-image-5470794 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AP23207633947103-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"max miller\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5470794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tom Williams\/CQ Roll Call via AP Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rep. <strong>Max Miller<\/strong> (R-OH) is pouring $1 million into his re-election campaign as he continues to resist mounting pressure to abandon his House bid, <em>The Wall Street Journal\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/max-miller-to-loan-campaign-1-million-rejecting-calls-to-withdraw-7d54a0be?st=2FyHVe&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink\">reported<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet revealed that Miller, who is facing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tag\/max-miller\/\">allegations<\/a> of domestic abuse from his ex-wife and Sen. <strong>Bernie Moreno&#8217;s<\/strong> (R-OH) daughter, <strong>Emily Moreno<\/strong>, plans to loan his campaign $1 million in two separate $500,000 installments, a move that significantly bolsters his financial position as questions swirl over his political future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am invested in this election in every way and I will invest the resources into my campaign to win,\u201d Miller said in a statement to the <em>Journal <\/em>about his upcoming battle against Brook Park city councilman <strong>Brian Poindexter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Ohio Republican went on to dismiss concerns that the controversy surrounding him has made his race unwinnable, adding, \u201cI am in this for the long haul,\u201d and that he &#8220;know[s] there are some people that are concerned about my ability to win this race right now, but I don\u2019t share that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The campaign investment comes as calls for Miller to step aside have intensified within his own party. Sen. Moreno <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/max-miller-needs-serious-psychological-help-gop-senator-destroys-house-republican-accused-of-abusing-his-daughter-calls-on-him-to-quit\/\">said<\/a> over the weekend that the congressman should leave office and &#8220;seek professional help to end the clear pattern of abuse he has left in his wake.&#8221; On Thursday, Sen. <strong>Jon Husted<\/strong> (R-OH) called for him to drop his re-election bid. Sen. <strong>Tim Sheehy<\/strong> (R-MT) echoed those calls, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TimSheehyMT\/status\/2085401898375368735?s=20\">describing<\/a> Miller as a \u201cdegenerate sociopath.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Sens. <strong>Katie Britt<\/strong> (R-AL), <strong>Roger Marshall<\/strong> (R-KS), and <strong>Shelley Moore Capito<\/strong> (R-WV) have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/gop-senators-call-on-house-republican-to-step-down-he-should-quit\/\">spoken out<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Miller&#8217;s ex-wife has said that during their marriage, Miller pointed a gun at her head, threw scalding hot water at her, pushed her into a wall, and fractured their two-year-old daughter&#8217;s collarbone. The congressman denies the accusations and has filed a defamation suit. On Tuesday, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/max-miller-says-hes-going-to-open-ethics-investigation-into-himself-amid-abuse-allegations\/\">announced<\/a> that he plans to \u201cfile my own paperwork\u201d to open a House Ethics investigation into himself.<\/p>\n<p>While a Monday Axios report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/trump-reportedly-called-embattled-house-republican-to-say-things-arent-looking-good\/\">alleged<\/a> that President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> called Miller to express worry about his re-election campaign, the president has publicly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/hes-a-good-person-trump-says-hell-let-the-families-figure-out-whether-max-miller-should-resign-amid-abuse-allegations\/\">called<\/a> him a &#8220;good person.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/house-republican-pumps-1-million-into-re-election-bid-despite-growing-gop-calls-to-drop-out\/\">House Republican Pumps $1 Million Into Re-Election Bid Despite Growing GOP Calls to Drop Out<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Williams\/CQ Roll Call via AP Images Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) is pouring $1 million into his re-election campaign as he continues to resist mounting pressure to abandon his House bid, The Wall Street Journal\u00a0reported Thursday. The outlet revealed that Miller, who is facing allegations of domestic abuse from his ex-wife and Sen. 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